Topics in Health Policy

Catalog description

This course examines pressing challenges in health policy and management through a rotating focus that responds to current developments and instructor expertise. Each offering can explore a different frontier issue shaping the healthcare landscape, such as: public health emergency preparedness, Medicaid policy reform, digital health equity, behavioral health system transformation, workforce challenges in healthcare delivery, and more. Students engage with these evolving issues through case studies, policy simulations, and collaborative problem-solving approaches that draw on current research and real-world practice. The course adapts to emerging trends and debates, ensuring students grapple with the most urgent and complex challenges facing health policy leaders and managers today.